Luis Suárez is a Uruguayan professional footballer who represents the Uruguay national team as a striker. He made his debut for his country in a 3–1 friendly victory over Colombia in Cúcuta on 7 February 2007. Since then, he has recorded 68 international goals in 138 appearances, making him the nation's all-time top scorer.
Suárez's first goal came in his third appearance for Uruguay, scoring the opener in a 5–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification win against Bolivia in October 2007. He became his country's top scorer at the age of 26, when he scored twice against Tahiti in a 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup group match in June 2013. Suárez scored eleven goals during Uruguay's qualification campaign for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, making him joint top scorer with Robin van Persie during qualification. Following an incident in which he was adjudged to have bitten Italy's Giorgio Chiellini during the finals, Suárez was banned for nine international games and did not feature for Uruguay in 2015. His goal in the 1–0 victory over Saudi Arabia in the group stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup made Suárez the only Uruguayan to score in three World Cup final tournaments (a feat matched later on by teammate Edinson Cavani).
As of November 2023[update], Suárez has scored three or more goals (a hat-trick) on two occasions. He scored three times against Indonesia in a 7–1 friendly win in October 2010, and all four goals in a 4–0 victory in a 2014 World Cup qualification game against Chile in November 2011. Suárez has scored 29 goals in FIFA World Cup qualifiers, making him the second highest all-time top scorer of qualification in CONMEBOL behind only former teammate Lionel Messi. Suárez has scored seven times in World Cup finals, seven times in the Copa América and three times in the FIFA Confederations Cup.
Suárez has scored more times (eight) against Chile than any other opponent. 21 of his goals have been scored at the Estadio Centenario, with the remainder coming at overseas venues. His most recent goal came on 29 March 2022, when he scored the opener of Uruguay's 2–0 World Cup qualifying win against Chile.
International goals
- As of match played 29 March 2022.
- Uruguay score listed first, score column indicates score after each Suárez goal.
| ‡ | Indicates goal was scored from a penalty kick |
|---|
| No. | Cap | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 13 October 2007 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Bolivia | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 2 | 5 | 18 November 2007 | Chile | 1–0 | 2–2 | |||
| 3 | 7 | 6 February 2008 | Colombia | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly | ||
| 4 | 8 | 25 May 2008 | Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany | Turkey | 1–0 | 3–2 | ||
| 5 | 2–2 | |||||||
| 6 | 9 | 28 May 2008 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | Norway | 1–1 | 2–2 | ||
| 7 | 21 | 10 June 2009 | Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela | Venezuela | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 8 | 24 | 9 September 2009 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Colombia | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 9 | 25 | 10 October 2009 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador | Ecuador | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 10 | 29 | 3 March 2010 | AFG Arena, St. Gallen, Switzerland | Switzerland | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | |
| 11 | 33 | 22 June 2010 | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa | Mexico | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup | |
| 12 | 34 | 26 June 2010 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa | South Korea | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 13 | 2–1 | |||||||
| 14 | 37 | 8 October 2010 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | Indonesia | 2–1 | 7–1 | Friendly | |
| 15 | 3–1 | |||||||
| 16 | 5–1 | |||||||
| 17 | 41 | 8 June 2011 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Netherlands | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 18 | 43 | 4 July 2011 | Estadio del Bicentenario, San Juan, Argentina | Peru | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2011 Copa América | |
| 19 | 47 | 19 July 2011 | Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina | Peru | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 20 | 2–0 | |||||||
| 21 | 48 | 24 July 2011 | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Paraguay | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2011 Copa América Final | |
| 22 | 50 | 7 October 2011 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Bolivia | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 23 | 52 | 11 November 2011 | Chile | 1–0 | 4–0 | |||
| 24 | 2–0 | |||||||
| 25 | 3–0 | |||||||
| 26 | 4–0 | |||||||
| 27 | 54 | 25 May 2012 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia | Russia | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | |
| 28 | 56 | 10 June 2012 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Peru | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 29 | 59 | 16 October 2012 | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia | Bolivia | 1–4 | 1–4 | ||
| 30 | 60 | 14 November 2012 | PGE Arena Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland | Poland | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | |
| 31 | 62 | 22 March 2013 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Paraguay | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 32 | 64 | 5 June 2013 | France | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | ||
| 33 | 65 | 16 June 2013 | Arena Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil | Spain | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup | |
| 34 | 67 | 23 June 2013 | Tahiti | 7–0 | 8–0 | |||
| 35 | 8–0 | |||||||
| 36 | 70 | 14 August 2013 | Miyagi Stadium, Rifu, Japan | Japan | 3–0 | 4–2 | Friendly | |
| 37 | 71 | 6 September 2013 | Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru | Peru | 1–0‡ | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 38 | 2–0 | |||||||
| 39 | 74 | 15 October 2013 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Argentina | 2–1 | 3–2 | ||
| 40 | 78 | 19 June 2014 | Arena Corinthians, São Paulo, Brazil | England | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup | |
| 41 | 2–1 | |||||||
| 42 | 81 | 13 October 2014 | Al-Buraimi Stadium, Al-Buraimi, Oman | Oman | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |
| 43 | 2–0 | |||||||
| 44 | 82 | 13 November 2014 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Costa Rica | 1–1 | 3–3 | ||
| 45 | 83 | 25 March 2016 | Arena Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil | Brazil | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 46 | 86 | 6 September 2016 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Paraguay | 3–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 47 | 88 | 11 October 2016 | Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia | Colombia | 2–1 | 2–2 | ||
| 48 | 95 | 10 October 2017 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Bolivia | 3–1 | 4–2 | ||
| 49 | 4–1 | |||||||
| 50 | 96 | 23 March 2018 | Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning, China | Czech Republic | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 China Cup | |
| 51 | 98 | 7 June 2018 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Uzbekistan | 2–0‡ | 3–0 | Friendly | |
| 52 | 100 | 20 June 2018 | Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup | |
| 53 | 101 | 25 June 2018 | Cosmos Arena, Samara, Russia | Russia | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 54 | 104 | 7 September 2018 | NRG Stadium, Houston, United States | Mexico | 2–1 | 4–1 | Friendly | |
| 55 | 3–1‡ | |||||||
| 56 | 107 | 7 June 2019 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Panama | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 57 | 108 | 16 June 2019 | Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Ecuador | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2019 Copa América | |
| 58 | 109 | 20 June 2019 | Arena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre, Brazil | Japan | 1–1 | 2–2 | ||
| 59 | 113 | 18 November 2019 | Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel | Argentina | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly | |
| 60 | 114 | 8 October 2020 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Chile | 1–0‡ | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 61 | 115 | 13 October 2020 | Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador | Ecuador | 1–4‡ | 2–4 | ||
| 62 | 2–4‡ | |||||||
| 63 | 116 | 13 November 2020 | Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia | Colombia | 2–0‡ | 3–0 | ||
| 64 | 120 | 21 June 2021 | Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá, Brazil | Chile | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2021 Copa América | |
| 65 | 126 | 14 October 2021 | Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil | Brazil | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 66 | 129 | 27 January 2022 | Estadio General Pablo Rojas, Asunción, Paraguay | Paraguay | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 67 | 130 | 1 February 2022 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Venezuela | 4–0‡ | 4–1 | ||
| 68 | 132 | 29 March 2022 | Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago, Chile | Chile | 1–0 | 2–0 |
Note: In a World Cup qualifier on 10 June 2012 where Uruguay defeated Peru 4–2, FIFA's match summary lists Suárez as the scorer of the opening goal. FIFA has also published reports where they credit the goal to Sebastián Coates. Other notable sources also credit the goal to Coates. Suárez himself also insisted that Coates scored the goal, therefore it is not listed in his tally above.
Statistics
- As of match played 21 November 2023
Goals by competition
| Opponent | Goals |
|---|---|
| Chile | 8 |
| Peru | 6 |
| Bolivia | 5 |
| Colombia | 4 |
| Ecuador | 4 |
| Paraguay | 4 |
| Indonesia | 3 |
| Mexico | 3 |
| Argentina | 3 |
| Brazil | 3 |
| England | 3 |
| Japan | 2 |
| South Korea | 2 |
| Oman | 2 |
| Russia | 2 |
| Tahiti | 2 |
| Turkey | 2 |
| Venezuela | 2 |
| Costa Rica | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 1 |
| France | 1 |
| Norway | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| Panama | 1 |
| Poland | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 |
| Spain | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 |
| Total | 68 |
| Competition | Goals |
|---|---|
| Friendlies | 22 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 29 |
| FIFA World Cup | 7 |
| Copa América | 7 |
| FIFA Confederations Cup | 3 |
| Total | 68 |
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